Sweatband



I W. T. STALL.

SWEATBAND.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30. 192i.

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INVE NT 4mm I 7 M ATTUHNEYE Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER T. STALL, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 WALTER, T, STALAND CHARLES H. DEAN, COPARTNERS, DOING BUSINESS AS STALL 8t DEAN MANU-FACTURING COMPANY, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SWEATBAND.

Application filed August 30, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER T. STALL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brockton, in the county of Plymouth and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sweatbands,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sweat bands worn by players of athletic gamesto protect the eyes and glasses from persplration, and is embodied in asweat band adapted to be worn as a fillet, surrounding the wearers head,and comprising an absorbent front section adapted to bear on and conformclosely to the forehead, and an elastic rear section adapted to bear onthe back of the head, and to contract the band upon the head to maintainit in an operative position and cause a close conformation of the frontsection to the forehead.

The invention is embodied in the improvements which I will now proceedto describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a sweat band embodying theinvention, the front section being formed as a'pouch, and shown aspartially opened to expose a portion of an absorbent filling therein.

Figure 2 is a section on the plane indicated by line 2-2 of Figure 1.

' Figure 3 is a perspective view of a sweat band, the front section ofwhich is differently constructed.

Figure 4 is a section on the plane indicated by line 4-4 of Figure 3.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of thefigures.

My improved sweat band is composed of a front section 12, adapted tobear on and conform closely to the forehead, and a rear section 13,adapted to bear on the back of the head, said sections being suitablyconnected to form a head-encircling band or fillet.

The section 12 is made of flexible absorbent material, and the section13 is a piece of elastic webbing, secured at its ends to the ends of thefront section, and adapted when normally contracted, to hold the band inclose contact with the zone of the head which it embraces, and preventit from slipping down.

Serial No. 496,917.

Figures 1 and 2 show the front section formed as a pouch, having anopenmouth at one edge, and a flap 14, adapted to cover the mouth,suitable snap fasteners being prov ded to hold the cover 14 in itsclosed position.

As shown by Figure 2, one of the fasteners may be composed of a socketmember 16. attached to the outer side of the pouch, the other fastenermember being a stud member 17, fastened to the flap 14. Any suitablenumber of fasteners may be provided two being shown in the present case.

18 represents an absorbent pad inserted in the pouch above described.Said pad may be composed of a body or central portion of absorbentmaterial, reinforced, if desired, bV facing layers of absorbent cloth.The pad may be readily removed and washed, or substituted by a cleanpad. The band is of washable construction, so that it mav'be kept in aclean and sanitary condition. if

I do not limit myself to the employment of a pouch adapted to be openedand closed. As shown by Figures 3' and 4, the front section 12 of theband may be permanentlv closed upon a pad 18 the front section and padbeing washable as a single part.

I claim:

1. A sweat band, adapted to be worn as a fillet surrounding the wearershead, comprising an elongated absorbent pad adapted to conform closelyto the forehead, a flexible casing enclosing said pad and having theportion thereof that contacts with the wearers forehead of absorbentmaterial. said pad and casing constituting a front section adapted tocontact throughout the area of its inner face with the forehead, and anelastic rear section connected to the ends of the pad containing casingand adapted to confine the front section in operative position.

2. A sweat band adapted to be worn as a fillet surrounding the wearers'head, and comprising a pouch of flexible absorbent material adapted tobear on and conform closely to the forehead, and adapted to be opened,and provided with means whereby it may be closed, an absorbent padremovably inserted in the pouch, the said pouch and pad constituting afront section which is wholly of absorbent material, and an elastic rearsection adapted to bear on the back of the head, and to be extended bythe application of the band to the head, the contraction of said rearsection confining the band in its operative position, and causing aclose conformation of the front section to the forehead.

3. A sweat band adapted to be worn as a I fillet surrounding the wearershead, and

the head, the contraction of said webbing confining the band in itsoperative position, and causing a close conformation of the frontsection to the forehead.

4. A sweat band adapted to be worn as a fillet surrounding the Wearershead comprising an elastic rear section, to enable the J and to fitheads of different sizes, and a front section connecting the, ends ofthe elastic section and formed entirely of material which is moreabsorbent than the rear section and adapted toconform throughout thearea of its inner face with the forehead, said front section including apad formed by a body, facing layers, and means passing through the bodyand connecting the facing layers.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

WALTER T. STALL.

